Jail for Man Who Tried to Smuggle Puppies into S’pore That Led to 11 Dead Puppies

When it comes to Singapore, there are three big things that’ll cause the nation to rise up as one against you.

One is hurting children. Two, insulting our food.

And last, but not least, if you’re an animal killer. Particularly those of the canine and feline species.

And this man will probably not gain sympathy from Singaporeans for what he did.

One Little, Two Little, 23 Little Puppies

53-year-old Cheow Yon Siong helped Malaysian Yeun Jian Iun smuggle 23 puppies into Singapore using his yacht.

Nine poodles, five Shih Tzus, four Pomeranians, three French bulldogs and two golden retrievers.

For that little bit of effort, he’ll earn himself a thousand dollars.

So did he do it?

Caught

So, he was on his way to Singapore when the Police Coast Guard stopped him. Wait, how did they know- They didn’t. It was a routine check.

But they did hear the barks coming from his cargo, which was covered with large pieces of cloth.

And oh boy, find the puppies, they did.

The puppies, which reportedly looked four to seven weeks old, were cramped into six cages with no food and no water.

I repeat.

23 puppies. 6 cages. No food. No water.

Unsurprisingly, not all the puppies survived their ordeal.

Only Twelve Puppies Survive

It was also reported that several puppies threw up and suffered from diarrhoea. These puppies were also unable to eat on their own.

They had contracted parvovirus, a contagious animal disease.

Ten of the dogs died while one had to be put to sleep.

Sincerely Remorseful

Cheow’s lawyer has asked for eight months jail term, citing that his client was “sincerely remorseful” and “not in the best of health”.

The prosecution, on the other hand, asked for twenty-two months.

The judge decided to sentence Cheow to one year and eight months of jail.

The Previous Time Dogs Were Hurt

Singaporeans might be known as apathetic, cold and self-centred to some but we do love our dogs.

The previous time a (big) hoo-ha was made over the deaths of dogs, the law minister had to come out to calm Singaporeans down.

It started with an innocuous FB post that told of how a healthy dog went to a pet boarding house and came back injured.

Then, a Chow Chow owner took to FB with the same strange occurrence.

And it turns out they’re not the only ones.

Then, a dog allegedly died under their care.

It ultimately culminated in the boarding house getting raided by the AVA, Police and SPCA  and, last we heard, the owner was placed under arrest.

Moral of the story? Don’t mess with the doggies.

There’s a special space reserved in hell for people who do that.